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SAN storage Migration using ASM [message #409268] Sun, 21 June 2009 07:47 Go to next message
marcobain
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Hi All,

We recently acquire an EMC storage and would like to migrate the existing database (Oracle 10g RAC with ASM) on windows 2003 server from NetApp storage to EMC. I read a few documents that its possible to use ASM to migrate to another SAN storage but I could not find the exact procedure or detailed documentation about this. We tried to use OpenMigrator but has failed. Can anyone please assist me or provide any links/documents to achieve the migration using ASM.

Thank you,
marcobain
Re: SAN storage Migration using ASM [message #409466 is a reply to message #409268] Mon, 22 June 2009 16:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mahesh Rajendran
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If the storage is same, there are some tricks where EMC support can help you. Essentially, you just copy the partitions/LUNS across which can be done even online!.
Since storage is different, you can use RMAN.
ASM is just a volume manager.
Cook new partitions in your "new storage".
Make them available to Oracle user.
Using DBCA see if you can create a new ASM diskgroup.
Say,
+current_NETAPP/mydatabase 

is your current asm diskgroup used for production.
create a new diskgroup
+new_EMC/mydatabase

YOu can follow the method described in docs
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/backup.102/b14191/rcmasm.htm#i1016547

Though it talks about migrating between non-asm to asm,
process still applies for asm to asm.
You use RMAN to restore files to an ASM.



Re: SAN storage Migration using ASM [message #409545 is a reply to message #409466] Tue, 23 June 2009 01:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
marcobain
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Thank you Mahesh.. I give this a shot and update you..

Thanks,
marcobain
Re: SAN storage Migration using ASM [message #409699 is a reply to message #409545] Tue, 23 June 2009 09:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mahesh Rajendran
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Forgot something.
What are your plans for OCR and Voting disks?
ASM will hold only database files.
Usually, OCR/Voting will be in the same SAN area (outside ASM).
Re: SAN storage Migration using ASM [message #409794 is a reply to message #409699] Wed, 24 June 2009 01:44 Go to previous message
marcobain
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I found this online do you think I can use this:

ocrconfig -replace ocr/ocrmirror to migrate the OCR (Online)

Votedisks, to bring the cluster down (due to a bug in 10g, online if you are 11)..

crsctl query css votedisk
crsctl add css votedisk <new vote disk> /crsctl delete css votedisk <old vote disk>

thanks,
marcobain
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